Sri Lankan lawmakers opposing new PM Rajapaksa said they will remove funding for staff salaries and other costs in a vote on Nov. 29 adding they will seek approval to slash the government's overall budget.

The resolution was signed by UNP MPs Navin Dissanayake, Ravi Karunanayake, Nalaka Colonne, Kavinda Jayawardena, Hector Appuhamy and Chathura Senaratne and was handed over a resolution to the Secretary General of parliament. “The Secretary to the Prime Minister has no authority to approve any expenditure drawn from the funds of the State” they said.

"According to the previous no confidence motions, both Rajapaksa and his government are out. There is no government, but there are MPs" said M.A. Sumanthiran, a lawmaker who had voted for the no confidence motion.

"The finance of the country is under the control of the parliament. Now we have proposed a motion to stop government finances for the prime minister's office," he said.

The political crisis has hit the economy. On Monday, the rupee fell to a record low of 177.20 per dollar. Foreign investors have pulled out more than 30 billion rupees ($169.5 million) since the crisis unfolded on Oct. 26.